Having completed his fifth year as Volunteer Coach for the
Matador Women's Tennis team, Zbynek Mlynarik brings a wealth of
experience and knowledge to share.The Matadors have posted a 64-46
record in his five seasons and he has helped develop numerous
All-Big West award winners in his time.

In addition to his work with the Matadors, Mlynarik served as an
assistant coach to CSUN Head Coach Gary Victor on the 2009 the San
Fernando Valley Competition Training Center team that won a team
championship in the Southern California CTC Team Cup. The title was
the San Fernando Valley's first in the history of the event. The
team, comprised of children from ages nine to 13, defeated squads
from Bakersfield and San Gabriel Valley to reach the semifinals,
where they recorded a win against the contingent from San
Diego.

In the fall of 2008, Mlynarik won the singles title at the USPTA
Championships, defeating No. 2 seeded Adrians Zguns from Orlando,
Fla., 7-5, 7-6. He then teamed with CSUN Head Coach Gary Victor to
win the doubles crown with a 4-6, 6-4, 6-2 win over No. 1s Marcin
Rozpedski and Andrew Scorteanu in the championship match.

During these years "Spin" earned his highest ranking of 200 ATP,
played the Australian Open, French Open, Wimbledon, and the US
Open. "Spin" also earned 10 Future titles, 24 Austrian National
titles, was a 2- time Austrian Team Champion, Austrian Masters
Winner, and Davis Cup Team Member. In 2006, he was named Mr. Bundes
Liga MVP and played in the first Division of the Austrian and
German Leagues. In 2006, after retiring from the Professional Tour,
Zbynek competed in USTA Men's Open tournaments with a record of
31-2, winning four tournaments including "The Ojai" by defeating
Sam Querry. Zbynek is certified at Level 1 in PTR and USPTA.

He was named The PTR Male Player of the Year and won The Men's
Open Singles and Doubles PTR International Championships for three
consecutive years. Zbynek also won the USPTA International Men's
Open Singles Championships in 2006 and both Singles and Doubles in
2008- with CSUN's Head Coach, and friend, Gary Victor.

Now dedicated to the development of Junior tennis players, in
2008 Zbynek earned his USTA High Performance Coaching Certificate.
He serves on the USTA Junior Tennis Council, participates as a
Coach for the USTA Junior Competition Training Center, and works to
train and coach young talents in the San Fernando Valley.

Zbynek lives in Chatsworth with his wife Robin, who is also
Faculty at CSUN, and his two step- daughters, Alexandra and
Analyssa. He and Robin welcomed their son Gavin into the world on
May 11, 2009.